Prakash Kannan

Economist at the Research Department at International Monetary Fund

Prakash Kannan is an Economist at the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund. He also served as the Desk Economist for Turkey in the European Department of the IMF. His research interests fall in the general field of international macroeconomics. He has published in the European Economic Review, and has written several book chapters in publications including NBER Conference volumes and the IMF's World Economic Outlook. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from MIT. Prior to his career at the Fund, he was an Economist at the Central Bank of Malaysia.